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NASCSP Webinar October 21, 2019 THE PROMISE OF COMMUNITY ACTION Community Action changes peoples lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community and
October 21, 2019
Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit
and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
Tiffney Marley Project Director, LCRC
Purpose: The purpose of the LCRC is to analyze Community Action outcomes and identify effective, promising, and innovative practice models that alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty.
“Learning communities provide a space and a structure for people to align around a shared goal. Effective communities are both aspirational and practical. They connect people,
across boundaries, all the while holding members accountable to a common agenda, metrics, and outcomes. These communities enable participants to share results and learn from each other, thereby improving their ability to achieve rapid yet significant progress.”
“Communities of Practice (COP)” focused on poverty related topics.
topic, work activities they generate are unique to the community they represent.
and subject matter experts to help facilitate this process.
experimentation
Network
As a result of participating in the LCGs or the COP, agencies and the CSBG network derived several benefits. These include:
experts
Action Network
Webinar Wednesdays Community Action Academy Peer-Learning Technical Assistance
Community Economic Development: Social Enterprise Health Intersections Implementing Innovative Practices Results at the Community Level: Collective Impact
A Whole Family Approach
around the following topic areas:
– Community-Level Work – Racial Equity – Whole Family Approaches – Integrated Services – Goal Plan Development
Network is deep; peer support and learning are key
innovations—States can play a role in this…
– Featuring: Community Action Inc., Enrichment Services Program Inc., and Douglas County CARES
– Featuring: West Central Wisconsin Community Action, Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission, and Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
– Featuring: Alleghany County HRDC and Family Futures Down East
– Featuring: Baltimore City CAP, Capstone Community Action, and Community Action Partnership of Orange County
– By: Tiffney Marley, Community Action Partnership and Catherine Marshall, Capbuilders
Project)
Mooney, Director, Association of Nationally Certified ROMA Trainers (ANCRT)
Opportunity YoutH
– By: ICF International
Family Approach Design Plan
Learning Community Use:
intensive LCG’s
discussion platform
LCG
1) Search your App Store (Apple) or Google Play (Andriod) for the official moodle app (can simply type "moodle"). 2) Once the app is downloaded to device, enter URL: moodle.communityactionpartnership.com 3) Login on the Moodle app using your same credentials for Community Action Academy on the computer. For more information, you can visit this link.
2020 Management & Leadership Training Conference
For more information or questions contact The Learning Communities Resource Center Team:
tmarley@communityactionpartnership.com
kkelly@communityactionpartnership.com
hmckinley@communityactionpartnership.com
ldupree@communityactionpartnership.com
ckohler@communityactionpartnership.com
aroberge@communityactionpartnership.com
This presentation was created by the National Association of Community Action Agencies – Community Action Partnership, in the performance of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services Grant Number, 90ET0466. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.